You will be responsible for supervising your child to and from the nearest pick up point. The pick up point will be located within a reasonable distance of home.
If you believe that a pick up point is unsuitable, for example, due to safety concerns, you can ask us to consider the suitability of the travel arrangements and whether a route safety assessment to the pick up point is needed.
You must also bear in mind that:
- their journey to and from school may not be by the most direct route
- the journey may involve a number of pick up and drop off points
- the arrangements are likely to change from time to time
As a result, it will take longer to get to school than a non-stop journey or the most direct route from the pick up point.
Pick up and drop off times will be planned to take into account school or college start and finish times. Making sure that the child or young person arrives on time. We are unable to guarantee that pick up or drop off times will be compatible with any other arrangements that may be made by parents or carers.
We try to keep the home to school journey time each side of the school day, to no more than:
- 45 minutes for primary schools
- 75 minutes for secondary schools
We will always try to offer a solution which does not exceed the recommended maximum journey times. On some occasions, given the challenging nature of Cumberland's geography or as a result of traffic delays, these times may be exceeded.